transcription of paul simonon's bassline to “rock

TRANSCRIPTION OF PAUL SIMONON’S BASSLINE TO “ROCK THE CASBAH” by THE CLASH

by PAUL WOLFE www.how-to-play-bass.com

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TRANSCRIPTION TO ROCK THE CASBAH

This month’s second Clash transcription is Rock The Casbah.The transcription lays out like this:

Section A: Intro - 0.00Section B: Verse -1 0.15Section C: Chorus - 0.46Section D - Verse 2 -1.00Section E - Chorus - 1.30 Section F - “Over At The Temples” - 1.44Section G: Chorus - 2.14Section H: Verse 3 - 2.28Section I: Chorus - 2.59Section J: Outro Chorus/Fade Out - 3.14

The transcription is presented in notation only, and then notation with bass tab. Tabbed positions marked out are where I’d probably play it...but you may want to experiment depending on your fingering system, hand size and scale of your bass.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Paul Wolfe has been playing since he was 15...which is wayyyyy too long.

He is based in London in the UK where he runs one of the most sought after cover bands for weddings, corporate parties, char-ity balls and events.

Paul also runs a how to play bass website focusing on beginners.Paul’s teaching philosophy is song based rather than scale based - as most private teachers seem to be. Paul is the author of Bass Ha-non Volume 1 and Deliberate Practice: How To Make Constant And Consistent Progress In Your Bass Playing.